N1809E (Mcdonnell Douglas DC-8-62) — accident record & aircraft history

Registrations are reused: the FAA register shows one earlier aircraft with this mark, the last registration cancelled on November 18, 1955.

FlightFinder has no observed route profile for this registration. The documented safety events below are available independently of live flight tracking.

Safety history

June 7, 1989Accident
Surinam Airways (SLM) carried out regular flights between Amsterdam-Schiphol Airport (AMS) and Paramaribo (PBM) using McDonnell Douglas DC-8-60 planes. One of these was a US-registered plane, N1809E, named "Anthony Nesty". The air crew was furnished by Air Crew International (ACI).
Douglas DC-8 · 176 fatalities
The Commission determines: a) That as a result of the captain's glaring carelessness and recklessness the aircraft was flown below the published minimum altitudes during the approach and consequently collided with a tree. Full accident record
October 14, 1979Accident
INVESTIGATION UNDER JURISDICTION OF THE GOVT.OF THE REPUBLIC OF PANAMA.
Douglas DC-8